# How many proxies do you need for a sneaker bot?

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GUIDES & FIELD NOTES · 5 MIN READ

Size a sneaker proxy list from your task count: one IP per task, separate IPs for monitors and accounts, a few spares, and what 5 to 50 ISP IPs cost for 30 to 360 days.

[**Victor Paulius** Tech Writer at ProxyLane](https://proxylane.dev/about/victor)   PublishedOct 30, 2026

On this page [Quick answer](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#quick-answer)  [Start from the task count](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#start-from-the-task-count)  [Add monitors, accounts and spares](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#add-monitors-accounts-and-spares)  [Worked examples](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#worked-examples)  [When residential changes the math](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#when-residential-changes-the-math)  [Scale in steps](https://proxylane.dev/blog/how-many-proxies-for-sneaker-bot#scale-in-steps)

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## Quick answer

 

A sneaker bot needs **one proxy per task**: ten tasks on a release means ten IPs. Add **separate IPs for monitors**, keep **one IP per member account** if accounts live in the bot, and hold a couple of spares for lines that fail on release day.

 

Start with a small list on one store, check how many IPs pass, then scale. On ProxyLane, 5 sneaker ISP IPs cost $19.50 for 30 days and 25 cost $87.75 after the volume discount.

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## Start from the task count

 

**Every task needs its own IP**, because the store should see each task as a different shopper. Valor's Pokémon Center guide puts it plainly: do not run more than one task per proxy, or tasks start sharing a queue position and a ban.

 

Count tasks per store, not per release. If you run 10 tasks on Nike and 10 on a footsite at the same hour, you need **20 IPs at that hour**. If the two releases are on different days, the same 10 IPs can cover both, as long as they suit both stores.

 

## Add monitors, accounts and spares

 

The task count is the floor. Three things push the list higher.

 

| Need | How many IPs | Why |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Tasks** | 1 per task running at the same time | Each task looks like one shopper |
| **Monitors** | 1 to 3 per store you watch | Valor's Shopify guide suggests one monitor with no proxy, one on residential and 2 to 3 on ISP |
| **Member accounts** | 1 per account kept in the bot | An account that keeps one IP for months looks like a normal customer |
| **Spares** | About 10 to 20% of the list | Our rule of thumb for lines that fail the day before a release |

 

**Nike draws work differently.** Nike's SNKRS rules allow one entry per person per product, so more IPs do not mean more legitimate entries. Size Nike lists by the accounts you actually own and run.

 

## Worked examples

 

These use ProxyLane's sneaker ISP price of **$3.90 per IP for 30 days**. Orders of 10 or more IPs save 5%, 25 or more save 10%, and a 90-day term saves 10% or a 360-day term 15%. All discounts together stop at 30%.

 

| Setup | IPs | Term | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Testing one store | 5 | 30 days | $19.50 |
| 8 tasks + 2 monitors | 10 | 30 days | $37.05 |
| 20 tasks + 3 monitors + 2 spares | 25 | 30 days | $87.75 |
| 40 tasks + monitors and spares | 50 | 90 days | $468.00 |
| 25 member accounts kept all year | 25 | 360 days | $877.50 |

 

The 50-IP line works out as $585.00 for three months, minus 10% for volume and 10% for the term. The yearly line is $1,170.00 minus 10% for volume and 15% for the term.

 

## When residential changes the math

 

Rotating residential is billed per GB, not per IP. For Shopify stores with proxy protection, where Valor and NSB both point to residential, **the number of IPs stops mattering** and the traffic each task uses decides the bill.

 

Measure it instead of guessing: run one task through a residential endpoint on the store, then read the traffic it used in your dashboard. Multiply by tasks and releases to size a package. ProxyLane residential starts at $6.50/GB and drops to $2.50/GB on larger packages, and unused traffic never expires.

 

## Scale in steps

 

1. **Buy for one store.** Order IPs for the store and country that matter most.
 
1. **Run a dry test.** A day before the release, run one task per IP and note which lines fail.
 
1. **Replace or drop failures.** On ProxyLane, a banned line is replaced free for the rest of the term.
 
1. **Add IPs once the pass rate holds.** Grow the list by the number of extra tasks you can actually use.

 

Ready to build the list? See live stock on the  [sneaker proxies page](https://proxylane.dev/use-cases/sneaker-proxies) , then follow  [how to add proxies to Valor and NSB](https://proxylane.dev/blog/sneaker-bot-proxy-setup) .

 

## Sources and further reading

- [https://docs.valoraio.com/tasks/pokemon-center.md](https://docs.valoraio.com/tasks/pokemon-center.md)

- [https://docs.valoraio.com/tasks/shopify.md](https://docs.valoraio.com/tasks/shopify.md)

- [https://www.nikeshoebot.com/tasks-nsb-guide/](https://www.nikeshoebot.com/tasks-nsb-guide/)

- [https://www.nike.com/gb/help/a/nike-launch-drawing](https://www.nike.com/gb/help/a/nike-launch-drawing)

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